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CMS hires 1,200, boosts AI, recovers $2B fraud

5/28/2026

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  • CMS announced a hiring surge to add about 1,200 staff, including 100 in its Office of Information Technology, as of May 2026, to reduce contractor reliance.
  • Eighty percent of employees use AI tools, saving roughly 11,000 work hours weekly.
  • The Fraud Defense Operations Center examined about 300 Medicare providers and recovered about $2 billion in fraudulent payments.